war in Syria

Several hundred prisoners who escaped from carefully guarded prisons in Iraq have recently joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as well as the Al Qaeda affiliated rebel force, Jabhat Al Nusra. According to the NYT: “the prison breaks also reflect the surging demand for experienced fighters , which led to a concerted effort by militant groups, particularly the Islamic State of ...Read full article...

As I observed in previous columns, Obama was pushed out onto the end of the limb by Israel and the neoconservatives. The UN, NATO, the British Parliament, and the rest of the world left the White House Fool there, out on the limb where Israel put him, to make war on Syria all alone. This proved to be beyond the Fool’s ability, but instead of crawling back off the ...Read full article...

“In order to facilitate the action of liberative (sic) forces, …a special effort should be made to eliminate certain key individuals. … be accomplished early in the course of the uprising and intervention, … Once a political decision has been reached to proceed with internal disturbances in Syria, CIA is prepared, and SIS (MI6) will attempt to mount minor sabotage and coup de main (sic) incidents within Syria, working ...Read full article...

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has announced that today that he will present a resolution before the Security Council of the United Nations to condemn the attack with chemical weapons “from Assad” and authorize “measures necessary ‘to protect’ Syrian civilians. “ “We always said that we wanted the Security Council of the UN to live up to its responsibilities. Today we have the opportunity to do so,” Cameron said ...Read full article...

Two Syrian rebel groups formed by the United States have engaged the troops of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro. This group would be composed by trained dissidents who were taken to Jordan first and who have crossed the border “probably commanded and supported by Jordanians and Israelis,” said the newspaper, which does not specify the “military sources” that confirm this new step in the ...Read full article...

The old saying goes be careful what you wish for. You may get more than you bargained for. Washington’s wars often don’t turn out as planned. Middle East, North African, Eurasian countries are embroiled in conflict. No end game looms. Unresolved conflicts continue. Escalation’s likely. US-sponsored death squads infest the region. They commit mass murder and destruction. Official silence followed Al Nusra militants massacring 450 Kurdish civilians. The mainstream ...Read full article...

Dozens of responsible world leaders oppose Washington’s war on Syria. They do so for good reason. They want peaceful conflict resolution. They’re against greater escalation. Few say so publicly. On May 15, the UN General Assembly adopted an anti-Assad resolution. It’s non-binding. It was Arab League-led. Washington co-sponsored it. It followed four others since 2011. It passed 107 – 12. Over 70 nations refused support. They endorse peace, not ...Read full article...

In the 21st century the two hundred year-old propaganda that the American people control their government has been completely shattered. Both the Bush and Obama regimes have made it unmistakenly clear that the American people don’t even influence, much less control, the government. As far as Washington is concerned, the people are nothing but chaff in the wind. Polls demonstrate that 65% of the US population opposes US intervention ...Read full article...

After unproven accusations that the regime of Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against the rebels, the Obama administration announced Thursday its involvement in the conflict in Syria to direct military assistance to the opposition. Military assistance has been provided by the Americans for a while now, but it was Thursday when the United States regime officially announced its intention to wage war on Syria. Barack Obama will speak ...Read full article...

Syria has already received a first shipment of surface-to-air S-300 from Russia, has said President Bashar al-Assad in an interview with Lebanese television Al Manar TV, affiliated to the Shiite militia Hezbollah. Several Israeli officials have warned in recent days that they will not tolerate those missiles coming to Syria. The question until now was what exactly would Israel do to prevent the arrival, which it has not done ...Read full article...

The harshness of the war in Syria is about to get worse. The European Union has officially lifted the ban on the movement of weapons which will serve to further arm terrorist groups in Syria. Previous to this decision, the United States and France, among others, were already sending truck loads of weapons to Al-Qaeda linked groups in Syria through the proxy war partner Libya, but now the delivery ...Read full article...

On May 20, Secretary of State John Kerry headed back to the Middle East. It’s his fourth regional visit since January. On May 21, he met Oman’s Sultan Qaboos. An air defense system/weapons sale, Syria, and related issues were discussed. On May 22, he met with foreign ministers of 11 so-called Friends of Syria countries. He did so in Amman. Opposition group representatives also attended. Among other issues, they ...Read full article...

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution condemning the human rights violations by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while showing its support for the rebels. With 107 votes in favor, 12 against and 59 abstentions, member states took on a resolution sponsored by Qatar and driven by Arab countries that obtained fewer votes than similar language approved last year. The document condemns the escalation of violence by ...Read full article...

Two hundreds dead in less than a week are many even to the level of violence to which we are accustomed to see in Iraq. The tone of the last outbreak also raises concerns that it is not only a rise but a leap that would eventually plunge the battered country into civil war that threatens to be the worst since the U.S. invasion of 2003. Iraq’s prime minister, ...Read full article...